Perched on the edge of an urban canyon, the setting for this home feels as if you are in a secluded glade, worlds apart from the surrounding neighborhood. The industrial style contemporary home, sited to view San Francisco Bay in the distance, is surround with steep hillsides heavily vegetated with native flora.  Four concise, useful outdoor spaces are richly spartan and relate to significant rooms of the home. The first is the drive court, an arrival area that sets the mood for experiencing the complexity of the multilevel property. A level below is an informal gravel surfaced yard adjacent to the home workshop. A further level below are the main spaces of the home where dining and entertainment terraces adjoin the open plan living, dining and kitchen. From this level one more staircase ends in a spa nestled on the side of the home deep in the canyon. The dreams of the client to have a home surrounded by lush greenery with minimal maintenance were fully realized on this improbable site.